Small area estimation methods have become a widely used tool to provide accurate estimates for regional indicators such as poverty measures. Recent research has provided evidence that spatial modelling still can improve the precision of and local estimates. In this paper, we an intrinsic autocorrelation model prove propriety posterior under flat p rior. F urther, show using SAIPE data gain in e...

Residue Number System based applications involve modulo-arithmetic which is typically implemented using look-up-tables (LUTs) for a small value of modulus. In this paper, we present a data coding technique to minimize the area of these LUTs when implemented using two level logic structures such as PLAs. We also present a technique that exploits the symmetry in these computations to further opti...